towards rear, mistake 5th and unseated rider
held up, steady headway 11th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened 2 out
towards rear, brief effort after 17th
in touch, lost place and reminders 6th, steady headway 11th, led 4 out, challenged soon after, headed after last, no extra close home
led, ridden after 17th, headed after 4 out, soon weakened
in touch and jumped right, mistakes, driven 11th, weakened 15th, tailed off when pulled up
tracked leaders, challenged leader after 4 out, led after last, kept on under pressure
in touch, mistake 7th and 10th, blundered 13th, weakened 15th, behind when pulled up
always behind, jumped right 9th, mistake 10th, behind when pulled up
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 5 out, weakened next
A competitive enough chase to conclude the card here and Present M'Lord may well be good enough to take it from Low Delta and Dundridge Native. Like his opponents here the selection is exposed on his current mark of 94, but although beaten from it recently he will be better for this sound surface and as one who jumps well and 'runs his race' then he can be relied upon and so gets the nod. Low Delta is up 1lb for finishing second over this sort of trip at Taunton on soft ground last time and as that surface suits him well he wouldn't appear to have any better chance this time, so he is opposable. Dundridge Native's jumping hs let him down on his last two starts and he has gone up 8lb since unseating last time. If he does jump round then he may well be a threat but he is not jumping off the page as a bet here. Phareight Dei has some ability but probably wants a fair bit more juice in the ground and preference here is for Present M'Lord.
Dundridge Native 11-4fav (10-13) Held up, in touch when unseated rider at the 5th in race won by Ballyvaden (10-2) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Feb, 15 ran.
Low Delta (IRE) 9-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway after 8th, soon ridden, kept on flat, 2nd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Commander Vic (11-1) at Taunton 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.
Whosethatfor (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) In touch, lost place after 8th, well behind when mistake 13th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Victor Daly (10-6) at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Nov, 9 ran.
Present M'lord (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Mid-division, lost place from 6th and niggled along, blundered 11th, stayed on after 3 out, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 16, 11l behind Hello Bud (10-12) at Hereford 3m 7f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Feb.
Phareight Dei (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Soon tracking leaders, led after 13th, headed soon after 3 out, mistake and weakened next, 4th of 15, 14l behind Time Bandit (11-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Feb.
Ask The Umpire (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Always behind, lost touch 4th, 7th of 11, 47l behind Littleton Aldor (10-8) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Feb.
Madam Harriet 16-1 (11-8) Mid-division until lost place after 3rd, soon behind, 6th of 13, well behind Minella Lodge (10-8) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Feb.
Tradingup (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Mistake 1st, soon struggling, always in rear, 9th of 15, 46l behind Ballyvaden (10-2) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Peveril Pride 25-1 (9-11) Always towards rear, tailed off from 12th, 7th of 18, well behind Adare Prince (11-1) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd.
Another Chat (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) In touch when blundered badly and unseated rider at the 14th in race won by Wild Ground (11-0) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Feb, 15 ran.
Merry Storm (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Mid-division, ridden 11th, weakened before 3 out, 9th of 14, 48l behind Mylord Collonges (10-0) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Jan.
Boardroom Dancer (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) In touch, mistake 2nd, lost place 7th and pulled up at the 13th in race won by Georges Boy (10-7) at Plumpton 3m 2f amt hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Feb, 7 ran.
Primrose Park 10-1 (10-7) Mid-division, ridden after 10th, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 15, well behind River Indus (11-5) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Feb.
